Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum), a Dangerous Invasive Weed in Florida

American Fern Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 165-175

  Pemberton, Robert W ^a   Ferriter, Amy P ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b S Florida Water Mgmt Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA; LYGODIUM MICROPHYLLUM;

EID: 0000972138     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1547769     Document Type: Article

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